What type of program qualifies for being an Integrated Earth Systems Science Program (IESSP)? What do you mean by a “major” program?
Proposals are sought that link to major research programs that have been funded through the NSF Geosciences Directorate programs, the NSF Office of Polar Programs, or the NASA Earth System Research and Applications programs. NSF and NASA consider IESSP programs to be large, multi- or inter-disciplinary research projects focused on solving a specific scientific problem or a coherent or linked set of problems related to Earth systems; these projects are often multi- or inter-national, but not necessarily so. In general, these projects have involved multiple PIs working collaboratively, and utilize networked observations or multiple instruments, and are data or analysis intensive. Although there is no budgetary “threshold” for what constitutes an IESSP program, they are generally multi-year efforts that have been funded in excess of $1-2 million per year.
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